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"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot
fishcatcher (net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote:

The reason we went for it was talking with a variety of others at the SSCA
meeting last fall. One of them provided a very interesting technical
detail...

A cubic foot of air takes only 14BTU to cool. So, in our not-quite 7CF
reefer, assuming an entire exchange of air (not ever gonna happen without
leaving it open for a very long time), it would take well under 100BTU to
replace the cold air.

That's not the reason to go top-loading. It's the door seal, which will
knock your BTU rating way down. Even a drain can significantly increase
your cooling needs.

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Jere Lull
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